SPRIG

noun a brad, or nail without a head.

2. sprig ·noun a small eyebolt ragged or barbed at the point.

3. sprig ·noun a youth; a lad;

— used humorously or in slight disparagement.

4. sprig ·noun a small shoot or twig of a tree or other plant; a spray; as, a sprig of laurel or of parsley.

5. sprig ·vt to mark or adorn with the representation of small branches; to work with sprigs; as, to sprig muslin.